Brendaartwork18

I started to paint seriously about 4 years ago. I always had a feeling for art and my creative side came out via revamping houses, offices, and garedens. I have a studio on Ilha da Culatra in Portugal opened March 2018. My daughter made a small stud
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A plate of cherries in sunlight

Cherries with pear

The cherries were new season and looked delicious.I put them on the kitchen bench and the sunlight rested on them. So I had the idea to record them and paint them later. I arranged on the pink glass plate in front of my kitchen window facing east, morning sun was strong. I pulled the muslin curtain to defuse the sun. I adjusted the camera angle to capture the textures. The rougher texture of the muslin and tea towel as shown against the smooth glass plate and fruit skins.